PKI RESPONSE PLAN. Chancellor Harvey Perlman Chancellor John Christensen. September 20, 2013

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1 PKI RESPONSE PLAN Chancellor Harvey Perlman Chancellor John Christensen September 20,

2 CLARITY OF PKI MISSION Original PKI mission is clear and still relevant IS&T and COE relationship to PKI mission: create effective graduates produce relevant research connect to industry partners grow reputation, effectiveness, innovation, economic impact, and size of PKI PKI Director relationship to PKI mission: PKI Director will collaborate with campuses and colleges to integrate college strategic plans into PKI Strategic Plan PKI Director will facilitate implementation of college goals and objectives with the deans as outlined in the PKI Integrated Strategic Plan PKI Director will help to communicate and build the advantages of PKI and its academic and research opportunities 2

3 PKI ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Academic Advisory Council will provide leadership supporting the integration of colleges into PKI and development of a PKI Integrated Strategic Plan UNO and UNL Chancellors will charge the Senior Vice Chancellors to oversee and support collaborative activities, resources, metrics via the AAC Vice Chancellors for research will advise the AAC on the PKI research agenda The PKI Director and Deans will operate as collaborative peers to carry out the integrated mission of PKI under the leadership of the Senior Vice Chancellors The AAC will meet regularly to address progress and provide updates to the Chancellors The Chancellors will provide periodic updates to the President and BOR 3

4 Board of Regents President Chancellor UNO Chancellor UNL Board of Policy Advisors Senior Vice Chancellor UNO Provost Senior Vice Chancellor UNL Academic Advisory Council Research Officers Senior Vice Chancellor Senior Vice Chancellor UNO UNL Director, Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) Dean, College of Engineering (COE) Dean, College of Information Science & Technology (IS&T) PKI Recruitment and Pipeline Development PKI Research PKI Industry Advisory Partnerships PKI Strategic Plan Integration PKI Facilities PKI Student Support Services PKI Fundraising 4

5 INTEGRATED PKI STRATEGIC PLAN The AAC will lead the development and implementation of the PKI Integrated Strategic Plan which will incorporate the newly revised COE and IS&T Strategic Plans The Chancellors will have final approval of the integrated plan following input from BOPA and Omaha Industrial Advisory Boards Plans will be adjusted as new information and change emerges, such as: Data from Omaha Chamber/UNL/UNO workforce study Constituent feedback New opportunities and/or resources are made available 5

6 GENERAL METRICS FOR SUCCESS The PKI integrated plan will include timelines and metrics for growth and enhanced effectiveness in five key areas Enrollment Number of graduates Graduation/retention rates Research expenditures Omaha industry engagement 6

7 ANNUAL OPERATIONAL PLAN The AAC will create an integrated annual operation plan by June 1 of each year Detailing specific action plans and responsibilities for the PKI Director and the Deans for upcoming year Reviewing adjustments of PKI Integrated Strategic Plan Annual AAC report to Chancellors including actions, adjustments, and metric based progress Annual Chancellor reports to the President and Board of Regents 7

8 UNL College of Engineering Summary of Strategic Plan 8

9 Omaha Specific Themes Enhance Peter Kiewit Institute s reputation for enrollment and research growth. Connect with unique set of enterprises in Omaha, including engineering and construction firms, Stratcom, UNMC, etc. Capture potential of Durham School to reflect changing construction profession. 9

10 College-wide Themes Focus on manufacturing related to three major industries in Nebraska Manufacturing of food Manufacturing of civil infrastructure Manufacturing of equipment, devices, and components 10

11 Undergraduate Programs 33% increase in undergraduate enrollment from 2700 to 3600 over five years Omaha: +400 students (50% increase) Lincoln: +500 students (26% increase) Merge EE and CEEN to add Electrical Engineering BS degree in Omaha Develop curriculum and capstone courses in programs that interact with major Omaha industries 11

12 Graduate Programs Omaha based Master of Engineering Degree for working professionals Omaha: +200 students Lincoln: +100 students Increase graduate students as research increases 12

13 Research Significant expansion of funded research in Omaha and Lincoln Collaborations with UNMC (expand on existing) Stratcom (within NSRI initiative) Omaha industries (i.e., food factory of future) 13

14 Research Collaboration with I S & T Intersection of big data/high performance computing and civil infrastructure (concept being developed) Intersection of big data/high performance computing and construction safety/efficiency 14

15 Investments Additional faculty lines in next five years Omaha: 30 additional (70% increase) Lincoln: 20 additional (20% increase) Requires 35,000-40,000 sq. feet of classroom and faculty space in Omaha 15

16 Omaha Objectives Better integration of PKI activities with College strategic plans. Growth in faculty and students in Omaha-based programs. Additional academic Omaha-based programs. Existing programs will continue. Increased research collaborations with Omaha-based institutions private sector; STRATCOM; UNMC 16

17 College Objectives Enhance educational opportunities for students by making all College activities and assets accessible to students regardless of location. Contribute to economic development through research. Build a strong, competitive Big Ten College of Engineering for Nebraska. 17

18 College of Information Science & Technology Summary of Strategic Plan 18

19 Vision To be one of the leading IT colleges in the country Recognized as a model for next generation IT colleges with a particular focus on IT innovation and interdisciplinary informatics Develop an academic unit with excellence in education, research and community engagement; integrating IT disciplines to meet the needs of our students and the communities we serve. 19

20 Key Themes Strengthen college research activities and graduate/doctoral programs Increase external funds Recruit strong doctoral students Expand college recruiting, retention and advising efforts Innovative delivery approaches for state-of-the-art IT programs 20

21 Specific Themes Expand college efforts to connect with local high schools and business partners Training workshops and short courses for IT professionals and High School teachers Summer workshops for high school students IT internships opportunities for talented high school students at PKI 21

22 Specific Themes Global Outreach Activities Joint Courses Modular-based Courses Certificates: undergraduate and graduate Dual/Double Degrees with International Partners Joint supervision of doctoral students Joint grant activities 22

23 Focused Academic Priorities Information Assurance Biomedical Informatics istem Big Data Analytics Next Generation Artificial Intelligence 23

24 Undergraduate Programs Grow Undergraduate 10% in three years Grow Enrollment of Women 20% in three years Increase graduates 10% in three years Increase dual enrollment 20% in three years Increase six year graduation rate by 30% in 2015 Grow undergraduate retention by 8% by

25 Graduate Programs Grow graduate enrollment 10% by 2015 Graduate over 85% of all masters students in three years by 2015 Graduate 80% of all doctoral students within five years by

26 External Funding Double annual research funding in five years and reach $10M by 2020 Increase externally funded research expenditures by 15% over the next three years 26

27 Investments - Research Added 2 FTE to support grant development and management since 2008 Added three post doctoral fellows in 2013 Hired two new research based faculty in advance of retirements Committed to hiring three new research faculty in 2014 Hired new istem faculty position with dollars committed by UNO administration 27

28 Investments Enrollment & Outreach Added new communications coordinator to grow pipeline of new students Increased programs directed specifically at growing women in IT fields Added a new diversity coordinator to increase recruiting and retaining underrepresented students Increase remissions in support of enrollment goals by 50 percent between 2013 and